Optical nonlinearities in LiKB4O7-Ag2O and LiKB4O7-Ag2O-Gd2O3 glasses containing Ag nanoparticles

Volodymyr T Adamiv; Yaroslav V Burak; Roman V Gamernyk; Serhiy Z Malynych; Iryna E Moroz; Ihor M Teslyuk

doi:10.1364/AO.57.004802

Optical nonlinearities in LiKB₄O₇-Ag₂O and LiKB₄O₇-Ag₂O-Gd₂O₃ glasses containing Ag nanoparticles

Appl Opt. 2018 Jun 10;57(17):4802-4808. doi: 10.1364/AO.57.004802.

Authors

Volodymyr T Adamiv, Yaroslav V Burak, Roman V Gamernyk, Serhiy Z Malynych, Iryna E Moroz, Ihor M Teslyuk

PMID: 30118095
DOI: 10.1364/AO.57.004802

Abstract

The results on optical studies of LiKB₄O₇-Ag₂O and LiKB₄O₇-Ag₂O-Gd₂O₃ glasses containing Ag nanoparticles formed during annealing in vacuum and air are presented. Strong bands that appear in optical transmission spectra of the samples correspond to plasmon excitations associated with Ag nanoparticles. The average radius of Ag nanoparticles was retrieved from FWHM of the plasmon bands and found to be 1.8-3.8 nm. Nonlinear optical properties of the glasses were studied by the single-beam Z-scan technique. In particular, influence of Ag nanoparticles on nonlinear refraction n₂ and nonlinear absorption β coefficients was investigated.